Fake Chinese Spacecraft Launch Article - FAIL
Some interesting information to report about China's Shenzhou VII spaceship to tell you about. Chinese Communist Party's official mouthpiece, Xinhua News Agency, published an article about the successful launch of the ship... even before it left the ground. Here's a closer look.
STORY:
On September 25th a story entitled Sleepless Night on the Pacific, Sidelights on the Observation and Control of the 30th Lap of the Shenzhou 7 Spaceship, was posted on the Xinhua website. The article details the launching scene very vividly. But the actual spaceship didn't actually launch until two days later. On the following day Xinhua.net published an apology letter, claiming it to be an editing mistake.
Although the article was claimed as a draft, the reports detailed de scri ption of the Shenzhou VII cabinet does not look like a draft at all. Phrases such as, hundreds of technicians staring at the screens, without missing any of the slightest changes, Five minutes to go! One minute to go! Every beat of the second, makes the air even heavier pose the question of how this could've happened.
Last year, the CCPs Change-I was launched to the moon. The first photo sent back was also confirmed to be fake. After it was rotated 20 degrees, it was exactly the same as a moon photo from Google Earth.